Taco Salad With Ground Turkey

Wondering what to do for dinner?  How about a taco salad minus the tortillas?

Ingredients:

• ½ cup prepared salsa
• 2 tablespoons 0% Greek yogurt
• 1 small onion
• 2 cloves garlic
• 8 ounces lean ground turkey
• 1 large plum tomato
• ½ cup canned kidney beans (I rinse all the salt off them first)
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon chili powder
• 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro
• 4 cups shredded romaine lettuce
• ¼ cup shredded Fat Free cheddar cheese

Directions:

1. Chop the onion
2. Mince the garlic
3. Dice the tomato
4. Chop the cilantro
5. Combine the salsa and the Greek yogurt in a large bowl
6. Spray a non stick skillet with olive oil (I use my Misto)spray and over medium heat sauté the onion and the garlic until soft stir it frequently  This will take about 2 minutes
7. Add turkey and cook until cooked through (2-3 minutes
8. Add tomato, beans, cumin, chili powder and cook, stirring until the tomato starts to break down- about 2 minutes
9. Remove from heat
10. Stir in cilantro and 2 tablespoons of the salsa mixture
11. Add lettuce to the remaining salsa mixture and toss to coat
12. Divide the lettuce between two plates and top with the cooked meat mixture
13. Sprinkle with cheese and serve

Nutrition:  Makes 2 servings of around

• 350 calories and
• 38 grams protein each